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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-05-16, Page 12WEEKLY SALE 'BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD. EVERY FRIDAY - At 12 Noon Phone 887-6461 — drussels, Ont. FERTILIZE NOW for A Bumper Crop of Profits Phone 523-4241 or come and see us for BULK BLEND FERTILIZER & (Bagged) AT COMPETITIVE PRICES NEW FERTILIZER BLENDER for your sp?cial requirements Howson & Howson Limited Flour & Feed Millers, Complete Farni Supplies Grain Elevators WINGHAM, BLYTH, CARGILL vmumm•••rmiommo••••mmmaumum•bk 12 THE BRUSSELS POST, MAY 16 ' 1979' Report from Queen's Park Food discount report criticized BY MURRAY GAUNT Environment Ministry Harry Parrott has indicated that the information con- tained in the 1979 "Guide to The market at Brussels Stockyards on Friday traded lower on steers, was steady c,z, heifers and higher on .cow Pigs sold slightly lower :rhtLc were 702 cattle and 14681 pigs on offer. Choice Steers - 81,00 to 84.00 with sales to 85.25. Good Steers - 78.00 to 81.00 Six steers consigned by John Mark Huber of R,R. 2 Teeswater averaging 1047 sold for 85.25. 'A steer consigned by Les Sanderson of Gorrie weigh- ing 1040 lbs. sold for 84.00 with his lot of 13 steers averaging 1081 lbs. selling for 82.90. Three steers consigned by J & M Ranch of Brussels averaging 1163 lbs. sold for 83.35 with their 40 steers averaging 1110 lbs. selling for 82.00. Nine steers consigned by L B Farms of Wallenstein averaging 1169 lbs. sold for 83.50 with their 20 steers BY STANLEY J. PAQUETTE Associate Agricultural Representative for Huron Can you wean a 95% calf crop? Jim Love of R.R. 3 Parkhill did just that in 1978. He owns a Hereford herd; breeding first calf heifers to Aberdeen Angus. Cows are bred back to Hereford. I questioned Jim as to how' he did it. He said, "You have to be a dedicated cow-calf man." He and his son alternate The Annual Bluewater Region meeting of the Can- adian Arthritis Society was held Saturday, April 28 at Walkerton Golf and Country Club. Representing Brussels Branch were Mrs. Lois McCall, Marlene Roberton and Katherine Johnston. Special speaker for the meeting was Dr. Ed, Key- stone, Arthritis specialist and researcher from Well- esley Hospital, Toronto, who advised the meeting that Ontario Sport Fishing" for the great lakes would cover the levels of dioxin in fish taken from the lakes. The Guide Book suggests con- averaging 1185 lbs. selling for 82.30. Six steers consigned by Andy McMichael of Wrox- eter averaging 1093 lbs. sold for 83.10 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1068 lbs. selling for 82.85. - Six steers consigned by Doug Snell of Londesboro averaging 1202 lbs. sold for 82.85. Eleven steers consigned by George Adams of Wrox- eter averaging 1206 lbs: sold for 82.50. Seven-steers consigned by Knight Bros. of Brussels averaging 1121 lbs. sold for 82.50 with their 36 steers averaging 1087 lbs. selling for the overall price of 82.17. A steer consigned by George Hart of Brussels weighing 1180 lbs. sold for 83.50. Choice Heifers - 81.00 to 83.00 with sales to 83.80. Good Heifers - 78.00 to 81.00. Four heifers consigned by and regularly check the heifers and cows due to calve. Every 4 hours at night and every 2 hours during the day is their schedule. Other practices Jim fol- lows are: —an ADE injection 4 to 6 weeks prior to calving. —ADE injectable, plus Vita- min E and selenium to the new born calf. —Navel treatment with tinc- ture of iodine. —Ear tagging. —Records treatment given. many improvements for patients have been made in this once hopeless disease. In one case a stay in hospital had been reduced to 18 days from once 180 days, The winner for the quilt draw that was displayed in Ray and Helen's Store win- dow was Mrs. Mima Newton of Wroxeter. The annual campaign in Brussels will be held in September when the commit- tee anticipates generous sup- port to help fight arthritis and to aid in research. sumption restrictions for many species of fish, includ- ing brown trout, rainbow trout, coho and chinook Russell Powell of R.R. 2, Wroxeter averaging 1020 lbs. sold for 83.80 with his lot of 8 heifers averaging 1031 lbs. selling for 83.35. Two heifers consigned by Quincey Bridge of R.R. 2, Wingham averaging 1030 lbs. sold for 83.00. A heifer consigned by John Bosomworth of R.R. 3, Clifford weighing 980 lbs. sold for 83.00 with his lot of 6 heifers averaging 950 lbs. selling for 82.75. A heifer consigned by, Albert Weber of R.R. 1, Formosa weighing 990 lbs. sold for 82.75. Choice Cows - 64.00 to 67.00 with sales to 72.50. Good Cows - 61.00 to 64.00 Cann & Cutters - 56.00 to 61.00. 30 to 40-1b. pigs traded to a high of 39.50, 40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high of 44.75. 50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high of 47.50. 60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high of 60.00. 70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high of 62.00. —Makes notes of unusual calving problems. Early calves are born inside or in a dry lot near the buildings. Later ones are born on grass. Calf hutches protect the young calves on cool evenings. Jim's 1978 weaning weights were not except- ional. He plans to use a Charolais or Simmental bull on his cows this season. By .bringing in exotic blood, he feels the cross will give him heavier weaning weights. It's important to be ready for calving as Jim is. The big secret is to be a DCCM (ie), dedicated cow-calf man, as he said, plus T.L.C: (ie) tender loving care. You can afford to be more dedicated. Your reward will be more calves weaned this fall. salmon and smelt, based on PCB and/or Mirex levels, Because of their high fat content, these species of fish would also be the most likely to accumulate dioxin. Consumers following these guidelines would either not be eating these fish (women and children), or would be restricting their consumption of these species of great lakes fish to levels which do not pose a health hazard, Dr. Parrott advised. Opposition Members have severely criticized the Ontario Commission into Food Discounts as a "white- wash" and a "charade". Jack Riddell, the Liberal agricultural critic, doesn't "hold out much hope that the report will be worth more than the paper it's written on", and the NDP critic described the inquiry as a "pussycat affair." The Commission was .set up last year after both Opposition Parties pushed for a full investigation of discounts demanded by supermarket chains from suppliers. How- ever, apparently commission staff have "adopted the attitude that nothing is wrong with discounts." In an effort to determine if underground mining in- creases the risk of lung cancer, 'the Ministry of Labour is studying the health records of more than sixteen thousand uranium miners and thirty thousand other miners in Ontario, All causes of death among miners - natural, accidental or disease related - will be reviewed, A recent federal study of sixty communities across Canada - 50% mining and 50% non-mining - strongly sug- gested that a high incidence of lung cancer deaths among men in three Northern Ont- ario mining communities is related to underground hard- rock mining. The Ontario study will cover miners with at least five years experience and when completed will show whether gold miners are more at risk than the general popUlation or more at risk than, for example, nickel miners. Uranium miners have been divided from the rest, and must have worked at least a month in a uranium mine. According to the Minister of the Environment, the garbage dump at Fort Erie doesn't contain liquid indust- rial wastes and cannot be compared with the Love Canal, where toxic chemicals surfaced years after they were dumped in drums by the Hooker Chemical Com- pany and area residents were forced to leave their homes because of the leakage. While the Minister admitted that Hooker does use the Fort Erie dump, he said the company sends only dam- aged, empty drums and floor sweepings which contain small amounts of a moulding compound used for making plastics, Dedicated caw calf man Brussels people at arthritis meeting QUALITY SERVICE CRAPTSIVIANSHIP O pen Every Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 YearS Of CEM FIER LEITERING Box 158, WINGHAM JOHN IVIALLICK Wingham. 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